document_title: Fifty Shades of Grey (film)

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text: Fifty Shades of Grey (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Twenty-one-year-old Anastasia "Ana" Steele (Dakota Johnson) is an English literature major at Washington State University ("WSU")'s satellite campus near Vancouver, Washington. When her roommate, Kate Kavanagh (Eloise Mumford), becomes ill and is unable to interview Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), a 27-year-old billionaire entrepreneur, for the college newspaper, Ana agrees to go in her place. At Christian's Seattle headquarters called Grey House, Ana stumbles her way through the meeting. Christian, who is that year's WSU commencement speaker, takes an interest in her; soon after, he visits the hardware store where Ana works. He agrees to Ana's request for a photo shoot to accompany the article for which Ana had interviewed him.

text: Christian invites Ana for coffee, but he leaves abruptly, saying he is not the man for her. Christian later sends Ana first edition copies of two Thomas Hardy novels, including Tess of the d'Urbervilles, as a gift.

text: Ana and her friends celebrate graduation at a local bar. After drinking too much, Ana spontaneously calls Christian, saying she is returning the books and berates his behavior towards her. Christian goes to the bar and finds Ana, who passes out. She wakes up the next morning in Christian's hotel room, relieved that they were not intimate.

text: Ana and Christian begin seeing each other, though he insists that she sign a non-disclosure agreement preventing her from revealing details about their dalliance. Christian explains that he only has interrelations involving bondage that is clearly defined in a signed contract. Ana reveals that she is a virgin. While considering the agreement and negotiating her own terms, and after visiting his "playroom", a room stocked with a variety of BDSM toys, furniture, and gear, she and Christian have coitus.

text: Christian bestows Ana with gifts and favors, such as a new car and laptop computer. After Ana and Kate move to Seattle, Ana continues seeing Christian. During dinner at Christian's parents, Ana suddenly mentions she is leaving the next day to visit her mother in Georgia. Later, Christian becomes frustrated when Ana expresses she wants more than the one-sided relationship he proposes. She is shocked when Christian unexpectedly arrives in Georgia, they have coitus again but he leaves soon afterward, to tend to an emergency in Seattle.

text: After returning home, Ana continues seeing Christian, who wants further sexual experimentation. Ana initially consents, but Christian keeps emotionally distant, upsetting her. While still considering the contract, and in an effort to understand Christian psychologically, Ana asks him to demonstrate how he would "punish" her for rule breaking. Christian whips Ana's buttocks six times with a belt. Upset and disgusted, Ana leaves Christian after concluding that he is wrong for her and his practices border on being deviant and excessive.

text: In an alternative ending, both Ana and Christian experience flashbacks. Christian jogs in the rain, while Ana sobs in her apartment. Christian encounters a gift Ana gave him with the note: "This reminded me of a happy time. —Ana".[5]

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Dakota Johnson as Anastasia 'Ana' Steele, a 21-year-old English Literature student attending Washington State University.
Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey, a 27-year-old billionaire, entrepreneur, and CEO of Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc.
Eloise Mumford as Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh,[6] Anastasia's best friend/roommate who begins a relationship with Christian's older brother, Elliot Grey.
Jennifer Ehle as Carla Wilks,[7] Anastasia's mother.
Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Grace Trevelyan-Grey,[8] Christian's adoptive mother.
Victor Rasuk as Jose Rodriguez,[9] one of Anastasia's close friends.
Luke Grimes as Elliot Grey,[10] Christian's adopted older brother.
Rita Ora as Mia Grey,[11] Christian's adopted younger sister.
Max Martini as Jason Taylor,[12] Christian's bodyguard and head of his security.
Callum Keith Rennie as Ray Steele, Anastasia's father.[13]
Andrew Airlie as Carrick Grey, Christian's adoptive father.
Dylan Neal as Bob Adams,[14] Anastasia's stepfather.
Anthony Konechny as Paul Clayton, the brother of the owner of Clayton's Hardware Store.
Emily Fonda as Martina
Rachel Skarsten as Andrea,[15] Christian's assistant

text: Production[edit]

text: By early 2013, several Hollywood studios were keen to obtain film rights to The New York Times bestselling Fifty Shades trilogy of novels.[16] Warner Bros., Sony, Paramount, Universal, and Mark Wahlberg's production company submitted bids for the film rights.[17][18] Universal Pictures and Focus Features secured the rights to the trilogy in March 2013.[4] Author James sought to retain some control during the movie's creative process.[19] James chose The Social Network producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti to produce the film.[3][20]

text: Although American Psycho writer Bret Easton Ellis publicly expressed his desire to write the screenplay for Fifty Shades of Grey,[21] Kelly Marcel, screenwriter of Saving Mr. Banks, was hired for the job.[22] Patrick Marber was brought in by Taylor-Wood to polish the screenplay, specifically to do some "character work".[23] Universal hired Mark Bomback for script doctoring.[24] Mark Bridges served as the costume designer.[25] Entertainment Weekly estimated the film's budget as "$40 million-or-so".[26]

text: Direction[edit]

text: Allison Rawlings of London, Ontario directed Fifty Shades of Gray. By May 9, 2013, the studio was considering Joe Wright to direct,[27] but this proved unworkable due to Wright's schedule.[28] Other directors who had been under consideration included Patty Jenkins, Bill Condon, Bennett Miller, and Steven Soderbergh.[29] In June 2013, E. L. James announced Sam Taylor-Johnson would direct the film adaptation.[30] Johnson was paid over $2 million for directing the film.[31]

text: 9½ Weeks, Last Tango in Paris, and Blue Is the Warmest Colour were all cited by Taylor-Johnson as inspirations for the film.[32]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Bret Easton Ellis stated that Robert Pattinson had been James' first choice for the role of Christian Grey,[33] but James felt that casting Pattinson and his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart in the film would be "weird".[34] Ian Somerhalder and Chace Crawford both expressed interest in the role of Christian.[35][36] Somerhalder later admitted if he had been considered, the filming process would ultimately have conflicted with his shooting schedule for The CW's series The Vampire Diaries.[37] On September 2, 2013, James revealed that Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson had been cast as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, respectively.[38] The short list of other actresses considered for the role of Anastasia included Alicia Vikander, Imogen Poots, Elizabeth Olsen, Shailene Woodley, and Felicity Jones.[39] Keeley Hazell auditioned for an unspecified role.[40] Lucy Hale also auditioned for the film.[41] Emilia Clarke was also offered the role of Anastasia but turned down the part because of the nudity required.[42] Taylor-Johnson would give every actress who auditioned for the role of Anastasia four pages to read of a monologue from Ingmar Bergman's Persona.[32]

text: The studio originally wanted Ryan Gosling for Christian, but he was not interested in the role.[39] Garrett Hedlund was also considered, but he could not connect with the character.[39] Stephen Amell said he would not have wanted to play the role of Grey because "I actually didn't find him to be that interesting... nothing about Christian Grey really spoke to me."[43] Hunnam initially turned down the role of Christian but later reconsidered it, following a meeting with studio heads.[44] Hunnam said of the audition process: "I felt really intrigued and excited about it so I went and read the first book to get a clearer idea of who this character was, and I felt even more excited at the prospect of bringing him to life. We [Taylor-Johnson and I] kind of both suggested I do a reading with Dakota, who was her favorite, and as soon as we got in the room and I started reading with Dakota I knew that I definitely wanted to do it. There's just like a tangible chemistry between us. It felt exciting and fun and weird and compelling."[45] In response to the negative fan reaction the casting drew, producer Dana Brunetti said: "There is a lot that goes into casting that isn't just looks. Talent, availability, their desire to do it, chemistry with other actor, etc. So if your favorite wasn't cast, then it is most likely due to something on that list. Keep that in mind while hating and keep perspective."[46]

text: During October 2013, actress Jennifer Ehle was in talks for the role of Anastasia's mother Carla.[7] On October 12, 2013, Universal Pictures announced that Hunnam had exited the film due to conflicts with the schedule of his FX series Sons of Anarchy.[47] Alexander Skarsgård, Jamie Dornan, Theo James, François Arnaud, Scott Eastwood, Luke Bracey, and Billy Magnussen were at the top of the list to replace Hunnam as Christian Grey.[48][49] Finally, on October 23, 2013, Dornan was cast as Christian Grey.[50] On October 31, 2013, Victor Rasuk was cast as José Rodriguez, Jr.[9] On November 22, 2013, Eloise Mumford was cast as Kate Kavanagh.[6] On December 2, 2013, singer Rita Ora was cast as Christian's younger sister Mia.[51] Ora originally wanted to work on the soundtrack.[52] On December 3, 2013, Marcia Gay Harden was cast as Christian's mother, Grace.[8]

text: Filming[edit]

text: In September, filming was scheduled to start on November 5, 2013, in Vancouver, British Columbia.[53] The following month, producer Michael De Luca announced filming would begin on November 13, 2013.[54]

text: Principal photography was again delayed and eventually started on December 1, 2013.[55] Scenes were filmed in the Gastown district of Vancouver.[56] Bentall 5 was used as the Grey Enterprises building.[57][58]

text: The University of British Columbia serves as Washington State University Vancouver, from which Ana graduates.[59] The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver was used as the Heathman Hotel.[60][61]

text: The film was also shot at the North Shore Studios.[62] The production officially ended on February 21, 2014.[63] Reshoots involving scenes between Dornan and Johnson took place in Vancouver during the week of October 13, 2014.[64] The film was shot under the working title "The Adventures of Max and Banks."[65]

text: Music[edit]

text: James said that the film's soundtrack would be released on February 10, 2015.[66][67] The first single, "Earned It", by The Weeknd, was released on December 24, 2014.[68] On January 7, 2015, the second single, "Love Me like You Do" by Ellie Goulding was released, later reaching the top three on the Billboard Hot 100, and becoming a hit for the soundtrack.[69] A promotional single, "Salted Wound" by Australian recording artist Sia, was released on January 27, 2015.[70] To date, the soundtrack has sold 516,000 copies in the United States.[71]

text: Release[edit]

text: In February 2013, Universal chairman Adam Fogelson said the film "could be ready to release ... as early as next summer."[72] The studio initially announced an August 1, 2014, release.[73] However, in November 2013, it was pushed back to February 13, 2015, in time for Valentine's Day.[74] Fifty Shades of Grey was first screened at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2015.[75] The film was released in 75 IMAX screens across the US on February 13, 2015.[76][77]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: On January 25, 2014, more than a year prior to release, Universal displayed posters with the phrase, "Mr. Grey will see you now", in five locations across the United States.[78] On February 14, 2014, the first photograph of Johnson as Anastasia was released.[79] On June 18, 2014, the film's official Twitter account released the first still of Dornan as Christian in honor of Christian's birthday.[80]

text: On July 9, 2014, the book's author, E. L. James, said on Twitter that the film's trailer would be released on July 24, 2014.[81] Beyoncé debuted a teaser for the trailer on her Instagram account five days before the trailer's release.[82] On July 24, Dornan and Johnson were on The Today Show to present part of the trailer appropriate for morning television; the full trailer, which contained more racy scenes, was released later the same day on the internet (200 days before its initial theatrical release). The trailer featured a new version of "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé, which was scored and arranged by her frequent collaborator Boots.[83][84][85][86] The trailer was viewed 36.4 million times in the week after its July 24 release. This made it the most viewed trailer on YouTube in 2014, until it was surpassed in October by the trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron.[87] However, in mid-December the trailer reached 93 million views and was again the most viewed of 2014.[88] The trailer accumulated over 100 million views in its first week of release through different channels and websites, becoming the biggest trailer ever released in history.[89] By February 2015, the trailer had been viewed more than 193 million times on YouTube alone.[90] And by late February, Fifty Shades of Grey related material garnered over 329 million views including 113 million views for its official trailer.[86] A second trailer was released on November 13, 2014.[91] A third trailer aired during Super Bowl XLIX, on February 1, 2015.[92]

text: The film was promoted through an ad campaign that asked people whether they were "curious".[93] Nick Carpou, Universal's president of domestic distribution, said: "Our campaign gave people permission to see the film."[94] "Valentines is a big deal for couples and a great relationship event, and the date with the long Presidents Day weekend created a perfect storm for us. This date positioned us to take full advantage of the romance angle, which is how we sold the film in our marketing campaign," he said.[95]

text: Rating and censorship[edit]

text: There was initial speculation that the film could receive an NC-17 rating in the United States. Studios typically steer away from the adults-only rating due to the impact the classification has on a film's commercial viability, with some theater chains refusing to exhibit NC-17 rated films. While screenwriter Marcel said she expected the film to be NC-17 rated,[96] producer De Luca anticipated the less restrictive R rating.[97] On January 5, 2015, the MPAA did give the film an R rating, basing its decision on "strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behavior and graphic nudity, and language."[98]

text: On January 30, in Australia, the film was rated MA15+ by the ACB for "strong sex scenes, sexual themes and nudity".[99] On February 2, 2015, the British BBFC classified the film an 18 certificate, mentioning "strong sex".[1] In Canada, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia, the film was rated at 18A by the OFRB, MFCB, AFR, and BCFCO respectively due to its "occasional upsetting or disturbing scenes, and partial or full nudity in a brief sexual situation."[100][101] In Quebec, the Régie du cinéma rated the movie under the 16+ category for its eroticism.[102] In France, the film earned a 12 rating.[103] In Lebanon, the film earned an NC-21 rating.[104] In Argentina, the Advisory Commission of Cinematographic Exhibition (the rating arm of the INCAA) rated the film SAM16/R.[105]

text: Anti-pornography watchdog group Morality in Media argued that the film's R rating "severely undermines the violent themes in the film and does not adequately inform parents and patrons of the film's content", and that the MPAA was encouraging sexual violence by letting the film by without an NC-17 rating.[106][107]

text: The film was scheduled for a February 12, 2015, release in Malaysia, but it was denied a certificate by the Malaysian Film Censorship Board (LPF) for its "unnatural" and "sadistic" content. The LPF chairman, Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid, said Fifty Shades was "more pornography than a movie."[108][109] The film was also banned in Indonesia,[110] Kenya,[110] Russia's North Caucasus,[111] the United Arab Emirates (UAE),[112] Papua New Guinea,[113] Cambodia,[114] and India.[115] The film was released in Nigeria for a week, before being removed from cinemas by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB).[116] Studios will not pursue a theatrical release in China.[110]

text: The film's sex scenes were censored after protests from various religious groups in the Philippines, and as a result it is in limited release in that country with an R-18 rating from the MTRCB.[109] A similarly cut version was released in Zimbabwe.[117]

text: Roughly 20 minutes were cut from the film for screening in Vietnam, leaving no sex scenes. The scene in which Ana is beaten with a belt is skipped entirely.[118]

text: Opposition campaign[edit]

text: On January 28, 2015, a campaign in the United States by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation started two petitions to boycott the film's release. Their website makes more than 50 allegations that the film has a negative impact on the community. It said, "Hollywood is advertising the Fifty Shades story as an erotic love affair, but it is really about sexual abuse and violence against women. The porn industry has poised men and women to receive the message that sexual violence is enjoyable. Fifty Shades models this porn message and Hollywood cashes the check."[119] By February 7, one of the petitions had garnered more than 53,000 signatures.[120]

text: On February 2, in Michigan, a man petitioned to halt the film's release at a local Celebration! Cinema. Despite the man's efforts, the president of the cinemas declined to cancel the release of the film. He said, "We've been in business for 70 years and people often times object to content, and it's not our job to censor the content of a widespread movie. It's not in our best interest. It's not in the community's best interest." The film sold 3,000 tickets before the release and was expected to sell a total of 10,000 tickets.[121][122]

text: The American Family Association called for theaters not to show the film: "The irony is not lost that the film's main character is named, 'Christian,' while this film presents anything but a 'Christian' view of intimacy... It is the epitome of elevating abuse, and we call on all theaters to reject promoting such abuse on their screens."[123]

text: Thomas Williams of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture commented on the release of the film in the United States on Valentine's Day, stating "The irony of Universal Pictures’ decision to release its bondage-erotica film Fifty Shades of Grey on the day dedicated to honoring a Christian martyr has not gone unnoticed to many observers, who seem to find the choice unclassy at best."[124]

text: Home media[edit]

text: Fifty Shades of Grey was released via DVD and Blu-ray on May 8, 2015. The Blu-ray edition features an unrated cut of the film;[125] the version includes an additional three minutes of footage, the bulk of which are in the form of an alternate ending.

text: Upon its release on home media in the U.S., the film topped both the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined Blu-ray Disc and DVD sales, as well as the Blu-ray Disc sales chart for two consecutive weeks up to the week ending May 17, 2015.[126]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Fifty Shades of Grey grossed $166.2 million in North America and $404.8 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $571 million, against a budget of $40 million.[2] It is the fourth-highest-grossing film directed by a woman (behind Kung Fu Panda 2, Wonder Woman and Mamma Mia!),[127] and the fourth-highest-grossing R-rated film of all-time.[128] Deadline.com calculated the net profit of the film to be $256.55 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film.[129]

text: Tickets went on sale in the United States from January 11, 2015.[90] According to ticket-selling site Fandango, Fifty Shades of Grey is the fastest selling R-rated title in the site's 15-year history, surpassing Sex and the City 2.[130] It also had the biggest first week of ticket sales on Fandango for a non-sequel film, surpassing 2012's The Hunger Games.[130][131] It is fourth overall on Fandango's list of top advance ticket sales behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, and The Hunger Games.[132] The demand prompted US theatre owners to add new showtimes.[130][133] Weeks before the film's release, several box office analysts suggested as much as a $60 million domestic four-day opening[90][134][135][136][137] while Box Office Mojo reported that a $100 million opening could be possible.[138]

text: Outside the United States, Fifty Shades of Grey pre-sold 4.5 million tickets in 39 markets.[139] In the UK, it sold £1.3 million ($1.9 million) worth of tickets a week before release.[140] On release, it set several records at the box office, including:

text:
Box office record
Record details
Previous record holder
Previous record holder details
Ref(s)

February opening weekend
$85,171,450
The Passion of the Christ
(2004, $83.8 million)
[141]

President's Day 4-Day opening weekend for any film
$93,010,350
Valentine's Day
(2010, $63.1 million)
[142]

President's Day 4-Day weekend for any film
$93,010,350
Valentine's Day
(2010, $63.1 million)
[142]

Widest R-rated opening
3,646 theaters
The Hangover Part II
(2011, 3,615 theaters)
[143]

Valentine's Day gross
$36,752,460
Valentine's Day
(2010, $23,392,046)
[144][145]

Opening weekend for a female directed film
$85,171,450
Twilight
(2008, $69,637,740)
[146]

Overseas opening weekend for an R-rated film
$156 million
The Matrix Revolutions
(2003, $117 million)
[147]

Highest-grossing Universal's R-rated film overseas
$385.1 million
Ted
(2012, $330 million)
[148]

text: North America[edit]

text: In the U.S. and Canada, it is the highest-grossing sex film,[149] the seventeenth highest-grossing film of 2015,[150] and the fourth-highest-grossing romantic film of all time.[151] It opened in the U.S. and Canada simultaneously with Kingsman: The Secret Service on Thursday, February 12, 2015, across 2,830 theaters[152][153] and was widened to 3,646 theaters the next day making it the widest R-rated opening (surpassed by Mad Max: Fury Road),[154] and the fourth widest R-rated release of all time.[155] It earned $8.6 million from Thursday night previews which is the second highest late-night gross for a film released in February (behind Deadpool) and the third-highest for an R-rated film (behind Deadpool and The Hangover Part II).[152][156] The film topped the box office on its opening day grossing $30.2 million (including Thursday previews) from 3,646 theaters setting a record for highest February opening day (previously held by The Passion of the Christ) and fourth-highest overall among R-rated films.[157][158] During its traditional three-day opening the film opened at No. 1 at the box office earning $85.1 million, setting records for the biggest opening weekend for a film released in February (a record previously held by The Passion of the Christ).[145] Women comprised 82% of the total audiences during its opening day,[159] and 68% on Valentine's Day.[160]

text: Revenue from the second weekend dropped massively by 73.9% to $22.25 million, which is the second-biggest drop for a 3,000+ screen release (only behind Friday the 13th's 80.4% drop) and the biggest for a 3,500+ screen release.[161][162][163] It is just the eighth film to open on more than 3,000 screens to drop by 70% or more.[164] The film topped the box office for two consecutive weekends before falling to No. 4 in its third weekend while Focus took the top spot.[165][166]

text: Outside North America[edit]

text: Outside the U.S. and Canada, box office analysts were predicting as much as $158 million opening.[167][168][169] It opened Wednesday, February 11, 2015, in 4 countries, earning $3.7 million.[170] It opened in 34 more countries on February 12, earning $28.6 million in two days.[171] The film set opening day records for Universal Pictures in 25 markets and opening day records for an R-rated film in 34 territories.[168][169] Through Sunday, February 15, it earned an opening-weekend total of $156 million from 58 countries from 10,979 screens ($173.6 million through Monday) where it opened at No. 1 in 54 of the 58 countries, marking the biggest overseas opening for an R-rated film, the fourth-biggest of 2015, and Universal's third-biggest overseas opening weekend ever.[147] The film set an all-time opening record in 13 markets, Universal's biggest opening weekend ever in 30 markets and biggest opening for any R-rated film in 31 markets.[147]

text: The biggest opener outside of the United States was witnessed in the UK, Ireland and Malta, where it earned £13.55 million ($20.8 million) in its opening weekend, which is the biggest debut ever for an 18-rated film and the second biggest for a non-sequel film (behind I Am Legend).[172][173] In just 10 days of release it became the highest-grossing 18-rated film of all time.[174] It topped the UK box office for two consecutive weekends.[175] Other high openings include Germany ($14.1 million), France ($12.3 million), Russia ($11 million), Italy ($10.1 million), Spain ($8.7 million), Brazil ($8.3 million), Mexico ($8.1 million), Australia ($8 million).[147] In Japan, the film was unsuccessful opening at No. 5 with $682,000 but falling out of the top 10 the following week.[176][177] The Hollywood Reporter cited out possible reasons for the film's failure, attributing it to the "delayed release of the new Japanese-language editions of the books, poor timing for the film release and an R-15, re-edit blurring out parts of the sex scenes."[178]

text: It topped the box office outside of North America for three consecutive weekends[179] until it was overtaken by Warner Bros.' Jupiter Ascending in its fourth weekend.[180] It became Universal Pictures' highest-grossing R-rated film of all time overseas (breaking Ted's record),[148] Universal Pictures' highest-grossing film in 14 countries,[nb 1] and Universal Pictures' eight-highest-grossing film overseas.[181] In total earnings, its largest markets overseas are the UK, Ireland and Malta ($52.5 million), Germany ($43.7 million), Brazil, ($31.3 million), France ($29.5 million) and Spain ($22.6 million).[182][183][184]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Fifty Shades of Grey was criticized for its acting, writing, and pacing; however, some critics noted it as an improvement over the book and praised the performance of Dakota Johnson. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 25% based on 251 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While creatively better endowed than its print counterpart, Fifty Shades of Grey is a less than satisfying experience on the screen."[185] The review aggregator website Metacritic gave the film a score of 46 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[186] In CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.[187]

text: Claudia Puig of USA Today wrote that "the dialogue is laughable, the pacing is sluggish and the performances are one-note."[188] Moira Macdonald of The Seattle Times wrote: "Fifty Shades of Grey the movie, for the record, is not quite as bad as Fifty Shades of Grey the book. But that's not saying much."[189] We Got This Covered critic Isaac Feldberg gave the film one and a half stars out of five and wrote that it "feels like two, distinct films grappling for dominance over the screen: one a sensual and stylish romance, and the other a numbingly explicit Harlequin bodice-ripper brought to life. Regrettably, the latter and lesser of the two ends up on top.".[190] The Guardian lead film critic Peter Bradshaw gave the film one star out of five, calling it "the most purely tasteful and softcore depiction of sadomasochism in cinema history" with "strictly daytime soap" performances.[191] A.O. Scott of The New York Times called the movie "terrible", but wrote that "it might nonetheless be a movie that feels good to see, whether you squirm or giggle or roll your eyes or just sit still and take your punishment."[192]

text: In a positive review for The Daily Telegraph, Robbie Collin called the film "sexy, funny and self-aware in every way the original book isn't."[193] Elizabeth Weitzman of New York's Daily News praised the directing, screenplay, and Johnson's performance, but called Dornan's performance, the leads' chemistry, and the supporting cast "underused". She praised the film for honoring the essence of its source and the director's way of balancing "atmosphere with action".[194] In The Guardian, Jordan Hoffmann awarded the film three out of five stars, writing, "this big screen adaptation still manages to be about people, and even a little bit sweet", and that the sex scenes "are there to advance the plot, and only the most buttoned-up prude will be scandalised."[195] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B−, writing: "This perfectly normal way of consuming erotica suggests that the movie Fifty Shades of Grey will work better as home entertainment, when each viewer can race past the blah-blah about how well Christian plays the piano and pause on the fleeting image of the man minus his pants."[196] In The Sydney Morning Herald, Timothy Laurie and Jessica Kean argue that "the film provides a language for decision-making around violence more developed than most Hollywood fodder", and that "film fleshes out an otherwise legalistic concept like 'consent' into a living, breathing, and at times, uncomfortable interpersonal experience. It dramatises the dangers of unequal negotiation and the practical complexity of identifying one's limits and having them respected."[197]

text: Various critics have noted the similarities between Fifty Shades of Grey and Adrian Lyne's 9½ Weeks (1986).[198][199][200] Both films are literary adaptations, centering on a sadomasochistic affair.[201][202]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
List of awards and nominations

Awards

Award
Category
Recipients and nominees
Result
Ref

Academy Awards
Best Original Song
Belly, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville, and The Weeknd for "Earned It"
Nominated
[203]

Brit Awards
British Single of the Year
Ellie Goulding for "Love Me like You Do"
Nominated

Critics' Choice Awards
Best Song
"Love Me like You Do"
Nominated
[204]

Golden Globe Awards
Best Original Song
Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Lo, Ali Payami and Ilya Salmanzadeh for "Love Me like You Do"
Nominated
[205]

Golden Raspberry Awards
Worst Picture
Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, E. L. James
Won
[206]

Worst Director
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Nominated

Worst Actor
Jamie Dornan
Won

Worst Actress
Dakota Johnson
Won

Worst Screen Combo
Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson
Won

Worst Screenplay
Kelly Marcel
Won

Grammy Awards
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Nominated
[207]

Best Song Written for Visual Media
Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Lo, Ali Payami and Ilya Salmanzadeh for "Love Me like You Do"
Nominated

Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Queenneville and Abel Tesfaye for "Earned It"
Nominated

MTV Movie Awards
Breakthrough Performance
Dakota Johnson
Nominated
[208]

Best Kiss
Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson
Nominated

People's Choice Awards
Favorite Dramatic Movie
Fifty Shades of Grey
Nominated
[209]

Satellite Awards
Best Original Song
"Love Me like You Do"
Nominated
[210]

text: Pornographic-adaptation lawsuit[edit]

text: In June 2012, the film company Smash Pictures announced its intent to film a pornographic version of the Fifty Shades trilogy, entitled Fifty Shades of Grey: An XXX Adaptation.[211] A release date of January 10, 2013, was announced.[212] In November 2012, Universal, which had secured the Fifty Shades film rights, filed a lawsuit against Smash Pictures, stating that the film violated its copyright in that it was not filmed as a parody adaptation but "copies without reservation from the unique expressive elements of the Fifty Shades trilogy, progressing through the events of Fifty Shades of Grey and into the second book, Fifty Shades Darker".[213]

text: The lawsuit asked for an injunction, for the profits from all sales of the film, as well as damages,[214] saying that "a quickly and cheaply produced pornographic work [...] is likely to cause Plaintiffs irreparable harm by poisoning public perception of the Fifty Shades Trilogy and the forthcoming Universal films."[215] Smash Pictures responded to the lawsuit by issuing a counterclaim and requesting a continuance, stating that "much or all" of the Fifty Shades material was part of the public domain because it was originally published in various venues as a fan fiction based on the Twilight series. A lawyer for Smash Pictures further commented that the federal copyright registrations for the books were "invalid and unenforceable" and that the film "did not violate copyright or trademark laws".[216] The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed sum and Smash Pictures agreed to stop any further production or promotion of the film.[217]

text: Sequels[edit]

text: In April 2015, The Hollywood Reporter reported that E. L. James' husband, Niall Leonard, was enlisted to write the script for the film's sequel.[218] In the same month, at the 2015 Universal CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Universal announced the release dates of the sequels, with Fifty Shades Darker being released on February 10, 2017, and Fifty Shades Freed scheduled for February 9, 2018.[219] However, the sequels will not see Sam Taylor-Johnson returning as director.[220] On August 20, 2015, the U.S. House of Cards director James Foley was a frontrunner to direct the sequel.[221] In November 2015, Universal Studios announced that both films will be shot back-to-back.[222]

text: Parody[edit]

text: A spoof version of the film, Fifty Shades of Black, was released on January 29, 2016, in North America. Marlon Wayans and Rick Alvarez wrote the script, in which Wayans stars as Christian Black. The film was distributed by SquareOne Entertainment in Germany and Open Road Films in the United States;[223] IM Global produce and finance it, as well as handling international releases. Kali Hawk parodied the role of Anastasia Steele, with supporting cast including Affion Crockett, Mike Epps, Jane Seymour and Fred Willard.[224] Principal photography began on August 11, 2015, in Los Angeles, with a production budget of around $5 million.[224][225]


document_title: List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

question_text: who has the most number one hits all time

question_tokens: who has the most number one hits all time

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text: List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

text: All-Time Hot 100 achievements (1958–2015)

text: In 2008, for the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 100 best-performing songs on the chart over the 50 years, along with the best-performing artists.[1][2] In 2013, Billboard revised the rankings for the chart's 55th anniversary edition.[3] In 2015, Billboard revised the rankings again.[4] Shown below are the top 10 songs and top 10 artists over the 57-year period of the Hot 100, through October 2015. Also shown are the artists placing the most songs on the overall "all-time" top 100 song list.

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text: Top 10 songs of All-Time (1958–2015)

text:
Rank
Single
Year(s) released
Artist(s)
Peak and duration

1.

"The Twist"

1960, 1961*

Chubby Checker
#1 for 3 weeks

2.

"Smooth"

1999

Santana featuring Rob Thomas
#1 for 12 weeks

3.

"Mack the Knife"

1959

Bobby Darin
#1 for 9 weeks

4.

"How Do I Live"

1997

LeAnn Rimes
#2 for 4 weeks

5.

"Party Rock Anthem"

2011

LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
#1 for 6 weeks

6.

"I Gotta Feeling"

2009

The Black Eyed Peas
#1 for 14 weeks

7.

"Macarena (Bayside Boys mix)"

1996

Los Del Rio
#1 for 14 weeks

8.

"Physical"

1981

Olivia Newton-John
#1 for 10 weeks

9.

"You Light Up My Life"

1977

Debby Boone
#1 for 10 weeks

10.

"Hey Jude"

1968

The Beatles
#1 for 9 weeks

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text:
* – re-released
Source:[5]

text: Top 10 artists of All-Time (1958–2015)

text:
Rank
Artist

1.

The Beatles

2.

Madonna

3.

Elton John

4.

Elvis Presley

5.

Mariah Carey

6.

Stevie Wonder

7.

Janet Jackson

8.

Michael Jackson

9.

Whitney Houston

10.

The Rolling Stones

text: Artists with the most songs on Billboard's Top 100 Hits of All-Time (1958–2015)

text:
Number of
songs
Artist
Songs (ranking)

3

Lionel Richie
"Endless Love" (16), "Say You, Say Me" (89), "All Night Long" (91)

Boyz II Men
"I'll Make Love to You" (20), "One Sweet Day" (35), "End of the Road" (52)

Bee Gees
"How Deep Is Your Love" (23), "Night Fever" (39), "Stayin' Alive" (56)

Paul McCartney
"Silly Love Songs" (37), "Say Say Say" (41), "Ebony and Ivory" (73)

2

The Black Eyed Peas
"I Gotta Feeling" (6), "Boom Boom Pow" (53)

The Beatles
"Hey Jude" (10), "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (45)

Mariah Carey
"We Belong Together" (11), "One Sweet Day" (35)

Bruno Mars
"Uptown Funk" (12), "Just the Way You Are" (79)

Diana Ross
"Endless Love" (16), "Upside Down" (77)

Andy Gibb
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (27), "Shadow Dancing" (46)

Marvin Gaye
"Let's Get It On" (38), "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (81)

Michael Jackson
"Say Say Say" (41), "Billie Jean" (83)

Pharrell Williams
"Blurred Lines" (48), "Happy" (76)

Elton John
"Candle In the Wind 1997" (49), "That's What Friends Are For" (75)

Stevie Wonder
"Ebony and Ivory" (73), "That's What Friends Are For" (75)

text: Song milestones

text: Most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100

text:
Number of
weeks
Artist(s)
Song
Year(s)

16

Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
"One Sweet Day"
1995–96

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
"Despacito"
2017

14

Whitney Houston
"I Will Always Love You"
1992–93

Boyz II Men
"I'll Make Love to You"
1994

Los del Río
"Macarena" (Bayside Boys mix)
1996

Elton John
"Candle in the Wind 1997" /
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
1997

Mariah Carey
"We Belong Together"
2005

The Black Eyed Peas
"I Gotta Feeling"
2009

Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Uptown Funk"
2015

13

Boyz II Men
"End of the Road"
1992

Brandy and Monica
"The Boy Is Mine"
1998

12

Santana featuring Rob Thomas
"Smooth"
1999–2000

Eminem
"Lose Yourself"
2002–03

Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
"Yeah!"
2004

The Black Eyed Peas
"Boom Boom Pow"
2009

Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
"Blurred Lines"
2013

Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
"See You Again"
2015

The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"Closer"
2016

Ed Sheeran
"Shape of You"
2017

11

All-4-One
"I Swear"
1994

Toni Braxton
"Un-Break My Heart"
1996–97

Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
"I'll Be Missing You"
1997

Destiny's Child
"Independent Women Part I"
2000–01

Drake
"God's Plan"
2018

10

Debby Boone
"You Light Up My Life"
1977

Olivia Newton-John
"Physical"
1981–82

Santana featuring The Product G&B
"Maria Maria"
2000

Ashanti
"Foolish"
2002

Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
"Dilemma"

Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
"Gold Digger"
2005

Beyoncé
"Irreplaceable"
2006–07

Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
"Low"
2008

Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
"We Found Love"
2011–12

Pharrell Williams
"Happy"
2014

Adele
"Hello"
2015–16

Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
"One Dance"
2016

text: Pre-Hot 100 Notes:

text:
In 1956, Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" was number 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played in Jukeboxes" charts for 11 weeks.
In 1955, The McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" was number 1 on the "Most Played by Jockeys" chart for 10 weeks.
In 1955, Pérez Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" was number 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart for 10 weeks.

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text: Most weeks at number two (without hitting number one)

text:
Number of
weeks
Artist(s)
Song
Year(s)
Kept off of number-one by

10

Foreigner
"Waiting for a Girl Like You"
1981–82
"Physical" (Olivia Newton-John), "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Hall & Oates) [8]

Missy Elliott
"Work It"
2002–03
"Lose Yourself" (Eminem) [9]

9

Donna Lewis
"I Love You Always Forever"
1996
"Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)" (Los del Río) [10]

Shania Twain
"You're Still the One"
1998
"Too Close" (Next),[11] "The Boy Is Mine" (Brandy and Monica) [9]

8

Shai
"If I Ever Fall in Love"
1992–93
"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)

Deborah Cox
"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"
1998–99
"I'm Your Angel" (R. Kelly featuring Celine Dion), "Have You Ever?" (Brandy)

Brian McKnight
"Back at One"
1999–2000
"Smooth" (Santana featuring Rob Thomas) [9]

Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy
"I Don't Wanna Know"
2004
"Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris), "Burn" (Usher)

Ed Sheeran
"Thinking Out Loud"
2015
"Uptown Funk!" (Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars) [9]

text: Most total weeks in the top ten

text: The following songs have spent 26 or more weeks in the top ten.

text:
Number of
weeks
Artist(s)
Song
Year(s)
Source

33

Ed Sheeran
"Shape of You"
2017
[13]

32

LeAnn Rimes
"How Do I Live"
1997–98
[13]

The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"Closer"
2016–17
[13]

31

Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Uptown Funk"
2014–15
[13]

30

Santana featuring Rob Thomas
"Smooth"
1999–2000
[13]

29

LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
"Party Rock Anthem"
2011–12
[13]

28

Jewel
"Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me"
1997–98
[13]

Bruno Mars
"That's What I Like"
2017
[13]

27

Ed Sheeran
"Perfect"
2017–18
[14]

26

Savage Garden
"Truly Madly Deeply"
1997–98
[13]

text: Most total weeks on the Hot 100

text:
87 weeks – Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive" (2014)
79 weeks – Awolnation – "Sail" (2014)
76 weeks – Jason Mraz – "I'm Yours" (2009)
69 weeks – LeAnn Rimes – "How Do I Live" (1998)
68 weeks – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock – "Party Rock Anthem" (2012), OneRepublic – "Counting Stars" (2014)
65 weeks – Jewel – "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1998), Adele – "Rolling in the Deep" (2012)
64 weeks – Carrie Underwood – "Before He Cheats" (2007)
62 weeks – Lifehouse – "You and Me" (2006), The Lumineers – "Ho Hey" (2013)

text: Note: The year displayed is the year the songs ended their respective chart runs.

text: Source: [15]

text: Number-one debuts

text:
Michael Jackson – "You Are Not Alone" (September 2, 1995)
Mariah Carey – "Fantasy" (September 30, 1995)
Whitney Houston – "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (November 25, 1995)
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men – "One Sweet Day" (December 2, 1995)
Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 – "I'll Be Missing You" (June 14, 1997)
Mariah Carey – "Honey" (September 13, 1997)
Elton John – "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (October 11, 1997)
Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On" (February 28, 1998)
Aerosmith – "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (September 5, 1998)
Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (November 14, 1998)
Clay Aiken – "This Is the Night" (June 28, 2003)
Fantasia Barrino – "I Believe" (July 10, 2004)
Carrie Underwood – "Inside Your Heaven" (July 2, 2005)
Taylor Hicks – "Do I Make You Proud" (July 1, 2006)
Britney Spears – "3" (October 24, 2009)
Eminem – "Not Afraid" (May 22, 2010)
Kesha – "We R Who We R" (November 13, 2010)
Britney Spears – "Hold It Against Me" (January 29, 2011)
Lady Gaga – "Born This Way" (February 26, 2011)
Katy Perry – "Part of Me" (March 3, 2012)
Baauer – "Harlem Shake" (March 2, 2013)
Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off" (September 6, 2014)
Justin Bieber – "What Do You Mean?" (September 19, 2015)
Adele – "Hello" (November 14, 2015)
Zayn Malik – "Pillowtalk" (February 20, 2016)
Justin Timberlake – "Can't Stop the Feeling!" (May 28, 2016)
Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" (January 28, 2017)
DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne – "I'm the One" (May 20, 2017)
Drake – "God's Plan" (February 3, 2018)
Drake – "Nice for What" (April 21, 2018)
Childish Gambino – "This Is America" (May 19, 2018)

text: Since 2009, at least one song debuted at number one per year. In 1995, four songs debuted at number one (a record amount).

text: Biggest jump to number one

text:
97–1 – Kelly Clarkson – "My Life Would Suck Without You" (February 7, 2009)[17]
96–1 – Britney Spears – "Womanizer" (October 25, 2008)[18]
80–1 – T.I. featuring Rihanna – "Live Your Life" (October 18, 2008)[19]
78–1 – Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent – "Crack a Bottle" (February 21, 2009)[20]
77–1 – Taylor Swift – "Look What You Made Me Do" (September 16, 2017)[21]
72–1 – Taylor Swift – "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (September 1, 2012)[22]
71–1 – T.I. – "Whatever You Like" (September 6, 2008)[23]
64–1 – Maroon 5 – "Makes Me Wonder" (May 12, 2007)
60–1 – Rihanna featuring Drake – "What's My Name?" (November 20, 2010)[24]
58–1 – Flo Rida – "Right Round" (February 28, 2009)[25]

text: Biggest single-week upward movements

text:
97–1 (96 positions) – Kelly Clarkson – "My Life Would Suck Without You" (February 7, 2009)[26]
96–1 (95 positions) – Britney Spears – "Womanizer" (October 25, 2008)[27]
94–3 (91 positions) – Beyoncé and Shakira – "Beautiful Liar" (April 7, 2007)[28]
94–4 (90 positions) – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You" (June 16, 2018)[29]
95–7 (88 positions) – Akon featuring Eminem – "Smack That" (October 14, 2006)[30]
97–9 (88 positions) – Drake featuring Nicki Minaj – "Make Me Proud" (November 5, 2011)[31]
96–11 (85 positions) – Carrie Underwood – "Cowboy Casanova" (October 10, 2009)[32]
100–15 (85 positions) – A. R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger – "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (March 14, 2009)[33]
85–2 (83 positions) – Katy Perry – "Roar" (August 31, 2013)[34]
86–4 (82 positions) – Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron – "Breaking Free" (February 11, 2006)[35]
92–10 (82 positions) – Nicki Minaj – "Chun-Li" (April 28, 2018)[36]

text: Longest climbs to number one

text:
33rd week – Los del Río – "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" (1995–96)[38]
31st week – Lonestar – "Amazed" (1999–2000)
30th week – John Legend – "All of Me" (2013–14)[39]
27th week – Creed – "With Arms Wide Open" (2000)
26th week – Vertical Horizon – "Everything You Want" (2000)
25th week – UB40 – "Red Red Wine" (1988)
23rd week – Patti Austin and James Ingram – "Baby, Come to Me" (1983), Sia featuring Sean Paul – "Cheap Thrills" (2016), Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – "Havana" (2017–18)
22nd week – Vangelis – "Chariots of Fire" (1982), Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis – "Just Dance" (2008–09)
21st week – Nick Gilder – "Hot Child in the City" (1978), Robert John – "Sad Eyes" (1979), Outkast – "The Way You Move" (2003–04), Adele – "Set Fire to the Rain" (2011–12)

text: Biggest drop from number one

text:
1–15 – Billy Preston – "Nothing from Nothing" (October 26, 1974)
1–15 – Dionne Warwicke and The Spinners – "Then Came You" (November 2, 1974)
1–12 – Simon & Garfunkel – "The Sound of Silence" (January 29, 1966)
1–12 – Barry White – "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (September 28, 1974)
1–12 – Andy Kim – "Rock Me Gently" (October 5, 1974)
1–12 – Stevie Wonder – "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (November 9, 1974)
1–12 – Bachman–Turner Overdrive – "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (November 16, 1974)
1–12 – John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band – "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (November 23, 1974)
1–11 – Diana Ross – "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (January 31, 1976)
1–10 – Phil Collins – "Two Hearts" (February 4, 1989)

text: Biggest single-week downward movements

text:
17–96 (79 positions) – Javier Colon – "Stitch by Stitch" (July 23, 2011)[41]
21–99 (78 positions) – Jordan Smith – "Somebody to Love" (January 2, 2016)[42]
16–93 (77 positions) – 5 Seconds of Summer – "Amnesia" (July 26, 2014)[43]
17–92 (75 positions) – Justin Bieber – "Die in Your Arms" (June 23, 2012)[44]
23–96 (73 positions) – Colbie Caillat – "I Do" (March 5, 2011)[45]
21–94 (73 positions) – Justin Bieber – "Never Let You Go" (March 27, 2010)[46]
21–94 (73 positions) – Glee Cast – "Empire State of Mind" (October 16, 2010)[47]
16–89 (73 positions) – Jonas Brothers – "Pushin' Me Away" (August 9, 2008)[48]
13–86 (73 positions) – Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris featuring Charlie Sexton – "Hallelujah" (February 20, 2010)[49]
20–92 (72 positions) – The Beatles – "The Beatles Movie Medley" (June 5, 1982)[50]

text: Biggest drops off the Hot 100

text:
From #4 – Prince and The Revolution – "Purple Rain"† (May 21, 2016)
From #8 – Prince – "When Doves Cry"† (May 21, 2016)
From #9 – Soko – "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" (April 5, 2014)[52]
From #11 – Jonas Brothers – "A Little Bit Longer" (August 30, 2008),[52][53] Taylor Swift – "Mean" (November 13, 2010),[54] One Direction – "Diana" (December 14, 2013),[55] Mariah Carey – "All I Want for Christmas is You" (January 16, 2016)††[56]
From #12 – Taylor Swift – "You Belong with Me"* (November 29, 2008),[57] Lady Gaga – "Hair" (June 11, 2011),[58] One Direction – "Midnight Memories" (December 14, 2013)[55]

text: † – "Purple Rain" and "When Doves Cry" reappeared on the Hot 100 for two weeks in 2016, and the above reflects their re-entries only. When the songs originally charted in 1984, their chart positions in their final week on the Hot 100 were well below the top 10.

text: †† – A recurring holiday song charting during the Christmas season.

text: * – "You Belong with Me" later re-entered the Hot 100 as a single in 2009 to reach a peak of #2. The recurring song's final week on the Hot 100 was in 2010, when it was low as possible on the chart.

text: Number-one songs covered by different artists

text:
"Go Away Little Girl" – Steve Lawrence (1963) and Donny Osmond (1971)
"The Loco-Motion" – Little Eva (1962) and Grand Funk (1974)
"Please Mr. Postman" – The Marvelettes (1961) and The Carpenters (1975)
"Venus" – Shocking Blue (1970) and Bananarama (1986)
"Lean on Me" – Bill Withers (1972) and Club Nouveau (1987)
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" – The Supremes (1966) and Kim Wilde (1987)
"When a Man Loves a Woman" – Percy Sledge (1966) and Michael Bolton (1991)
"I'll Be There" – The Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992)
"Lady Marmalade" – Labelle (1975) and Christina Aguilera / Lil' Kim / Mýa / Pink (2001)

text: Non-English language number-ones

text:
"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (Italian – August 18, 1958 for five non-consecutive weeks)
"Sukiyaki" – Kyu Sakamoto (Japanese – June 15, 1963 for three weeks)
"Dominique" – The Singing Nun (French – December 7, 1963 for four weeks)
"Rock Me Amadeus" – Falco (English/German – March 29, 1986 for three weeks)
"La Bamba" – Los Lobos (Spanish – August 29, 1987 for three weeks)
"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" – Los del Río (English/Spanish – August 3, 1996 for fourteen weeks)
"Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (English/Spanish – May 27, 2017 for sixteen weeks)

text: Instrumental number-ones

text:
"The Happy Organ" – Dave "Baby" Cortez (May 11, 1959 for one week)
"Sleep Walk" – Santo & Johnny (September 21, 1959 for two weeks)
"Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith (February 22, 1960 for nine weeks)
"Wonderland by Night" – Bert Kaempfert (January 9, 1961 for three weeks)
"Calcutta" – Lawrence Welk (February 13, 1961 for two weeks)
"Stranger on the Shore" – Mr. Acker Bilk (May 26, 1962 for one week)
"The Stripper" – David Rose (July 7, 1962 for one week)
"Telstar" – The Tornados (December 22, 1962 for three weeks)
"Love Is Blue" – Paul Mauriat (February 10, 1968 for five weeks)
"Grazing in the Grass" – Hugh Masekela (July 20, 1968 for two weeks)
"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" – Henry Mancini (July 28, 1969 for two weeks)
"Frankenstein" – The Edgar Winter Group (May 26, 1973 for one week)
"Love's Theme" – Love Unlimited Orchestra (February 9, 1974 for one week)
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" – MFSB and The Three Degrees † (April 20, 1974 for two weeks)
"Pick Up the Pieces" – Average White Band † (February 22, 1975 for one week)
"The Hustle" – Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony † (July 26, 1975 for one week)
"Fly, Robin, Fly" – Silver Convention † (November 29, 1975 for three weeks)
"Theme from S.W.A.T." – Rhythm Heritage (February 28, 1976 for one week)
"A Fifth of Beethoven" – Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (October 9, 1976 for one week)
"Gonna Fly Now" – Bill Conti † (July 2, 1977 for one week)
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" – Meco (October 1, 1977 for two weeks)
"Rise" – Herb Alpert (October 20, 1979 for two weeks)
"Chariots of Fire" – Vangelis (May 8, 1982 for one week)
"Miami Vice Theme" – Jan Hammer (November 9, 1985 for one week)
"Harlem Shake" – Baauer † (March 2, 2013 for five weeks)

text: † – Contains vocal part, but is considered an instrumental. See Instrumental#Borderline cases for more.

text: Artist achievements

text: Most number-one singles

text:
Number of singles
Artist
Biggest number-one†

20

The Beatles
"Hey Jude"[5]

18

Elvis Presley ‡
"Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog"[62][63]

Mariah Carey
"We Belong Together"[5]

14

Rihanna
"We Found Love"[5]

13

Michael Jackson
"Say Say Say" (duet with Paul McCartney)[5]

12

The Supremes
"Love Child"[64]

Madonna
"Like a Virgin"[65]

11

Whitney Houston
"I Will Always Love You"[5]

10

Stevie Wonder
"Ebony and Ivory" (duet with Paul McCartney)[5]

Janet Jackson
"Miss You Much"[66]

text: † The biggest number-one listed by each artist reflects its overall performance on the Hot 100, as calculated by Billboard, and may not necessarily be the single which spent the most weeks at #1 for the artist, such as Madonna's "Like a Virgin" (six weeks at #1, compared to seven for "Take a Bow"), Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" (fourteen weeks at #1, compared to sixteen for her duet with Boyz II Men, "One Sweet Day") and Michael Jackson's duet with Paul McCartney, "Say Say Say" (six weeks at #1, compared to seven for both his solo singles "Billie Jean" and "Black or White").

text: ‡ Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100.

text: Billboard now credits the dual #1 Presley single "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" as a single chart entity, and credits Presley with 17 number one singles.[67] "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" spent 11 weeks at #1, "Hound Dog" for 6 weeks, "Don't Be Cruel" for 5 weeks. Many chart statisticians however, such as Joel Whitburn still lists Presley as having 18 number ones.

text: Source:[68][69] [70][71]

text: Most cumulative weeks at number one

text:
Weeks at
number one
Artist
Source

79

Elvis Presley †
[67]

Mariah Carey
[72]

60

Rihanna
[72]

59

The Beatles
[72]

50

Boyz II Men
[72]

47

Usher
[72]

42

Beyoncé
[72]

38

Drake
[72]

37

Michael Jackson
[72]

34

Elton John
[72]

text: Most consecutive number-one singles

text:
Number of
singles
Artist
First hit and date
Final hit and date
Streak-breaking song

7

Whitney Houston
"Saving All My Love for You"
(October 26, 1985)
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
(April 23, 1988)
"Love Will Save the Day"
(#9 – August 27, 1988)

6

The Beatles
"I Feel Fine"
(December 26, 1964)
"We Can Work It Out"
(January 8, 1966)
"Nowhere Man"
(#3 – March 26, 1966)

Bee Gees
"How Deep Is Your Love"
(December 24, 1977)
"Love You Inside Out"
(June 9, 1979)
"He's A Liar"
(#30 – October 24, 1981)

5

Elvis Presley
"A Big Hunk o' Love"
(August 10, 1959)
"Surrender"
(March 20, 1961)
"I Feel So Bad"
(#5 – May 1961)

The Supremes
"Where Did Our Love Go"
(August 22, 1964)
"Back in My Arms Again"
(June 12, 1965)
"Nothing but Heartaches"
(#11 – September 4, 1965)

Michael Jackson
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
(with Siedah Garrett)
(September 19, 1987)
"Dirty Diana"
(July 2, 1988)
"Another Part of Me"
(#11 – September 10, 1988)

Mariah Carey
"Vision of Love"
(August 4, 1990)
"Emotions"
(October 12, 1991)
"Can't Let Go"
(#2 – January 25, 1992)

"Fantasy"
(September 30, 1995)
"My All"
(May 23, 1998)
"When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston)
(#15 – January 30, 1999)

Katy Perry
"California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
(June 19, 2010)
"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
(August 17, 2011)
"The One That Got Away"
(#3 – January 7, 2012)

text: Sources:[73][74][75][76][77][78][78][79]

text: Most consecutive weeks simultaneously topping the Hot 100 and Billboard 200

text:
Number of
weeks
Artist
Year(s)
charted
Singles
Albums

12

The Beatles

1964

"I Want to Hold Your Hand",
"She Loves You", "Can't Buy Me Love"
Meet the Beatles!,
The Beatles' Second Album

Whitney Houston

1992–93

"I Will Always Love You"
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album

7

Michael Jackson

1983

"Billie Jean"
Thriller

Drake

2016

"One Dance" (featuring Wizkid and Kyla)
Views

The Monkees

1966–67

"I'm a Believer"
The Monkees, More of the Monkees

text: Most consecutive years charting a number-one single

text:
Number of
years
Artist
First number-one hit and week
Final number-one hit and final week

11

Mariah Carey
"Vision of Love"
(August 4, 1990)
"Thank God I Found You"
(February 19, 2000)

7

Elvis Presley †
"Heartbreak Hotel"
(March 17, 1956)
"Good Luck Charm"
(April 28, 1962)

The Beatles
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
(February 1, 1964)
"The Long and Winding Road"
(June 20, 1970)

6

The Supremes
"Where Did Our Love Go"
(August 22, 1964)
"Someday We'll Be Together"
(December 27, 1969)

Lionel Richie
"Endless Love"
(August 15, 1981)
"Say You, Say Me"
(January 11, 1986)

text: † Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100.

text: Most number-one singles in a calendar year

text:
Number of
singles
Artist
Year
charted
Singles

6

The Beatles

1964

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"

"She Loves You"

"Can't Buy Me Love"

"Love Me Do"

"A Hard Day's Night"

"I Feel Fine"

5

1965

"I Feel Fine"

"Eight Days a Week"

"Ticket to Ride"

"Help!"

"Yesterday"

4

Elvis Presley †

1956

"Heartbreak Hotel"

"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"

"Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel"

"Love Me Tender"

1957

"Too Much"

"All Shook Up"

"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"

"Jailhouse Rock"

The Supremes

1965

"Come See About Me"

"Stop! In the Name of Love"

"Back in My Arms Again"

"I Hear a Symphony"

Jackson 5

1970

"I Want You Back"

"ABC"

"The Love You Save"

"I'll Be There"

George Michael

1988

"Faith"

"Father Figure"

"One More Try"

"Monkey"

Usher

2004

"Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris)

"Burn"

"Confessions Part II"

"My Boo" (Duet with Alicia Keys)

Rihanna

2010

"Rude Boy"

"Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna)

"What's My Name?" (featuring Drake)

"Only Girl (In the World)"

text:
† Pre-Hot 100 charts.
Chart notes: If counting Presley's dual hit song "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" separately then Elvis has 5 for 1956. Some Presley songs included here charted #1 on Cashbox, but not on the Billboard Top 100, the precursor to the Billboard Hot 100.

text: Most top 10 singles

text:
Number of
singles
Artist
Source

38

Madonna
[68]

36†

Elvis Presley
[87]

34

The Beatles
[68]

31

Rihanna
[88]

29

Michael Jackson
[88]

28

Stevie Wonder
[68]

Mariah Carey
[89]

27

Elton John
[68]

Janet Jackson
[68]

26

Drake
[90]

text: † This total includes Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100. Elvis Presley's total for the Hot 100 top 10 singles is 25.[68]

text: Most consecutive weeks in the top 10

text:
Number of
weeks
Artist
Years
charted
Singles

69

Katy Perry

2010–11

"California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dogg)

"Teenage Dream"

"Firework"

"E.T." (featuring Kanye West)

"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"

61

The Chainsmokers

2016–17

"Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya)

"Closer" (featuring Halsey)

"Paris"

"Something Just Like This" (with Coldplay)

51

Drake

2015–16

"Hotline Bling"

"Work" (Rihanna featuring Drake)

"Summer Sixteen"

"One Dance" (featuring Wizkid and Kyla)

48

Ace of Base

1993–94

"All That She Wants"

"The Sign"

"Don't Turn Around"

46

Rihanna

2010–11

"Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna)

"Only Girl (In the World)"

"What's My Name?" (featuring Drake)

"S&M"

text: Most top 10 debuts

text:
Number
Artist
Source

14

Taylor Swift
[95]

12

Drake
[95]

8

Eminem
[95]

7

Justin Bieber
[95]

Lil Wayne
[95]

6

Ariana Grande
[95]

Lady Gaga
[95]

Rihanna
[95]

text: Most top 40 singles

text:
Number
Artist
Source

80

Elvis Presley†
[96]

74

Drake
[96]

71

Lil Wayne
[96]

57

Elton John
[96]

56

Taylor Swift
[96]

51

Glee Cast
[96]

50

The Beatles
[96]

Rihanna
[96]

49

Madonna
[96]

48

Jay-Z
[96]

Kanye West
[96]

text: † If his career before the Hot 100 inception is included, Presley is credited with 114 Top 40 entries.[69]

text: Most Hot 100 entries

text:
Entries
Artist
Source

207

Glee Cast
[29]

164

Drake
[29]

138

Lil Wayne
[29]

108

Elvis Presley †
[29]

97

Jay-Z
[29]

91

James Brown
[29]

Kanye West
[29]

90

Chris Brown
[97]

Nicki Minaj
[98]

77

Taylor Swift
[97]

text: † Elvis Presley's career predated the inception of the Hot 100 by two years. He has charted 149 singles on Billboard if tracking his entire career.

text: Most consecutive weeks on Hot 100

text: The artists with 150 or more consecutive weeks on the Hot 100:

text:
431 – Drake
326 – Lil Wayne
216 – Rihanna
207 – Nicki Minaj
166 – Future
161 – Chris Brown
159 – Jay-Z
152 – Nelly
150 – Justin Bieber

text: Self-replacement at number one

text:
The Beatles † – "I Want to Hold Your Hand" → "She Loves You" (March 21, 1964); "She Loves You" → "Can't Buy Me Love" (April 4, 1964)
Boyz II Men – "I'll Make Love to You" → "On Bended Knee" (December 3, 1994)
Puff Daddy – "I'll Be Missing You" (Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112) → "Mo Money Mo Problems" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase) (August 30, 1997)
Ja Rule – "Always on Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti) → "Ain't It Funny" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule) (March 9, 2002)
Nelly – "Hot in Herre" → "Dilemma" (Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland) (August 17, 2002)
OutKast – "Hey Ya!" → "The Way You Move" (OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown) (February 14, 2004)
Usher – "Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris) → "Burn" (May 22, 2004); "Burn" → "Confessions Part II" (July 24, 2004)
T.I. – "Whatever You Like" → "Live Your Life" (T.I. featuring Rihanna) (October 18, 2008); "Whatever You Like" → "Live Your Life" (November 15, 2008)
The Black Eyed Peas – "Boom Boom Pow" → "I Gotta Feeling" (July 11, 2009)
Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off" → "Blank Space" (November 29, 2014)
The Weeknd – "Can't Feel My Face" → "The Hills" (October 3, 2015)
Justin Bieber – "Sorry" → "Love Yourself" (February 13, 2016); "I'm the One" (DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) → "Despacito" (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber) (May 27, 2017)
Drake – "God's Plan" → "Nice for What" (April 21, 2018)

text: † The Beatles are the only act in history to have three consecutive, self-replacing #1s.

text: Simultaneously occupying the top two positions

text: Elvis Presley: October 20 – November 3, 1956 (Pre-Hot 100 charts)

text:
"Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel"
"Love Me Tender" ("Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played by Jockeys" charts)

tag: ol

text: The Beatles: From February 22, 1964 until April 25, 1964 the Beatles held the top two positions, with various singles. In some of the weeks, the band held the top three or top four slots, the only act in chart history to do so. On April 4, 1964, The Beatles occupied the entire top five.[101]

text:
"Can't Buy Me Love"
"Twist and Shout"
"She Loves You"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Please Please Me"

text: Bee Gees: March 18 – April 15, 1978

text:
"Night Fever"
"Stayin' Alive"

text: Puff Daddy: August 9–30, 1997

text:
"I'll Be Missing You" (Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112)
"Mo Money Mo Problems" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase)

text: Ja Rule: March 9–23, 2002

text:
"Ain't It Funny" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule)
"Always on Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti)

text: Ashanti: April 20 – May 18, 2002

text:
"Foolish"
"What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti)

text: Nelly: August 10–31, 2002

text:
"Hot in Herre"
"Dilemma" (Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland, songs switched positions on August 17, 2002)

text: OutKast: December 20, 2003 – February 7, 2004

text:
"Hey Ya!"
"The Way You Move" (OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown)

text: Usher: June 26 – July 3, 2004; July 17, 2004

text:
"Burn"
"Confessions Part II"

text: 50 Cent: April 16–30, 2005

text:
"Candy Shop" (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
"Hate It or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)

text: Mariah Carey: September 10, 2005

text:
"We Belong Together"
"Shake It Off"

text: Akon:

text: December 2, 2006

text:
"I Wanna Love You" (Akon featuring Snoop Dogg)
"Smack That" (Akon featuring Eminem)

text: April 14, 2007

text:
"Don't Matter"
"The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani featuring Akon)

text: T.I.: October 18, 2008; November 1–29, 2008

text:
"Live Your Life" (T.I. featuring Rihanna)
"Whatever You Like" (songs switched positions several times)

text: Black Eyed Peas: June 27[102] – July 18, 2009[103]

text:
"Boom Boom Pow"
"I Gotta Feeling" (songs switched positions on July 11, 2009)

text: Pharrell Williams: June 29[104] – July 27, 2013

text:
"Blurred Lines" (Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell)
"Get Lucky" (Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams)

text: Iggy Azalea: June 7[105] – July 5, 2014[106][107][108][109]

text:
"Fancy" (Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX)
"Problem" (Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea)

text: The Weeknd: September 26, 2015[110]

text:
"Can't Feel My Face"
"The Hills"

text: Justin Bieber:

text: February 6–13, 2016[111][112]

text:
"Sorry"
"Love Yourself" (songs switched positions on February 13, 2016)

text: July 1–22, 2017[113][114][115][116]

text:
"Despacito" (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber)
"I'm the One" (DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne)

text: Drake: April 21–May 5, 2018[88][36][117]

text:
"Nice for What"
"God's Plan"

text: Simultaneously three or more singles in the top 10

text:
The Beatles: February 29 – May 2, 1964 (Note: The Beatles had as many as five in the top ten April 4–11, 1964)

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"She Loves You"
"Please Please Me"
"Twist and Shout"
"Can't Buy Me Love"
"Do You Want to Know a Secret"

The Bee Gees: February 25 – March 4, 1978

"How Deep Is Your Love"
"Stayin' Alive"
"Night Fever"

Ashanti: March 30 – April 6, 2002

"Always On Time" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti)
"What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti)
"Foolish"

50 Cent:

May 31 – June 7, 2003

"In Da Club"
"21 Questions" (50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg)
"Magic Stick" (Lil' Kim featuring 50 Cent)

February 19 – April 30, 2005; May 14–21, 2005 (Note: 50 Cent had as many as four in the top ten April 2–9, 2005)

"Disco Inferno"
"How We Do" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
"Candy Shop" (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
"Hate It or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
"Just a Lil Bit"

Usher: June 5 – July 10, 2004

"Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris)
"Burn"
"Confessions Part II"

Akon: May 5, 2007 and May 19, 2007

"The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani featuring Akon)
"Don't Matter"
"I Tried" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Akon)

T-Pain: November 3 – December 29, 2007 (Note: All four titles below were in the top ten November 24 – December 8, 2007)

"Good Life" (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
"Cyclone" (Baby Bash featuring T-Pain)
"Kiss Kiss" (Chris Brown featuring T-Pain)
"Low" (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain)

Chris Brown: April 5, 2008 and May 10, 2008 (Note: The first two titles below were in the top ten on both charts)

"With You"
"No Air" (Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown)
"Shawty Get Loose" (Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain)
"Forever"

Lil Wayne: September 27, 2008

"Got Money" (Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain)
"Can't Believe It" (T-Pain featuring Lil Wayne)
"Swagga Like Us" (Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

Adele: March 3, 2012

"Rolling in the Deep"
"Someone Like You"
"Set Fire to the Rain"

Iggy Azalea: August 30, 2014[118]

"Fancy" (Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX)
"Problem" (Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea)
"Black Widow" (Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora)

Ariana Grande: August 30, 2014

"Problem" (Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea)
"Bang Bang" (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)
"Break Free" (Ariana Grande featuring Zedd)

Justin Bieber: December 5, 2015 – February 6, 2016[119]

"What Do You Mean?"
"Sorry"
"Love Yourself"

The Chainsmokers: March 18, 2017[120]

"Closer" (The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey)
"Paris"
"Something Just Like This" (The Chainsmokers and Coldplay)

Cardi B: January 6–27, 2018[121][122][123] (Note: The first two titles below were in the top ten January 6–27, 2018)

"No Limit" (G-Eazy featuring ASAP Rocky & Cardi B)
"MotorSport" (Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B)
"Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)"
"Finesse" (Bruno Mars & Cardi B)

Drake: April 14–June 9, 2018[124][88][36][117][125][126][14][90][127](Note: Titles have varied throughout the weeks mentioned)

"God's Plan"
"Look Alive" (BlocBoy JB featuring Drake)
"Walk It Talk It" (Migos featuring Drake)
"Nice for What"
"Yes Indeed" (Lil Baby and Drake)

J. Cole: May 5, 2018[117]

"ATM"
"Kevin's Heart"
"KOD"

Post Malone: May 12, 2018[125]

"Psycho" (Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
"Better Now"
"Rockstar" (Post Malone featuring 21 Savage)

text: Posthumous number-ones

text:
Otis Redding (d. December 10, 1967) – "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (March 16, 1968)
Janis Joplin (d. October 4, 1970) – "Me and Bobby McGee" (March 20, 1971)
Jim Croce (d. September 20, 1973) – "Time in a Bottle" (December 29, 1973)
John Lennon (d. December 8, 1980) – "(Just Like) Starting Over" (December 27, 1980)
The Notorious B.I.G. (d. March 9, 1997) – "Hypnotize" (May 3, 1997) and "Mo Money Mo Problems" (August 30, 1997)
Soulja Slim (d. November 26, 2003) – "Slow Motion" (Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim) (August 7, 2004)
Static Major (d. February 25, 2008) – "Lollipop" (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major) (May 3, 2008)

text: Age records

text:
Louis Armstrong (age 62 years, 279 days) is the oldest artist to top the Hot 100. He set that record with "Hello, Dolly!" on May 9, 1964.
Cher (age 52 years, 297 days) is the oldest female artist to top the Hot 100. She set the record with "Believe" on March 13, 1999.[129] The previous record holder was Grace Slick of Starship, who was 47 years, 156 days old when their hit "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" began its two-week reign on April 4, 1987.
Michael Jackson (age 11 years, 155 days) is the youngest artist to top the Hot 100. He achieved the record, as part of the Jackson 5, with "I Want You Back" on January 31, 1970.
Stevie Wonder (age 13 years, 89 days) is the youngest solo artist to top the Hot 100. He set the record with "Fingertips Pt. 2" on August 10, 1963.
Little Peggy March (age 15 years, 50 days) is the youngest female artist to top the Hot 100. The song which established this record for her was "I Will Follow Him", which reached #1 on April 27, 1963.
Fred Stobaugh (age 96 years, 23 days) is the oldest living artist to chart on the Hot 100. He was featured on the Green Shoe Studio song "Oh Sweet Lorriane", which ranked at #42 on September 14, 2013.[130] The previous record was held by Tony Bennett, who was 85 years, 59 days old when his song "Body and Soul", a duet with Amy Winehouse, ranked at #87 on October 1, 2011.
French-born Jordy Lemoine (age 5 years, 156 days) is the youngest artist to chart on the Hot 100. He established the record when his song "Dur dur d'être bébé! (It's Tough to Be a Baby)", where he is credited simply as Jordy, entered the chart on June 19, 1993.[131][132]
Asahd Khaled (age 132 days) is the youngest producer to chart on the Hot 100, as an executive producer for the album "Grateful" by DJ Khaled. The album's first single "Shining" featuring Jay-Z and Beyoncé entered the Hot 100 at #62 on March 4, 2017. He also became the youngest producer to earn a Hot 100 #1 (age 209 days) when the album's second single, "I'm The One" featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne, debuted atop the chart dated May 20, 2017.[133][134]

text: Gap records

text:
The longest gap between #1 hits on the Hot 100 for an artist is 24 years, 355 days by Cher. Her single "Believe" hit #1 on March 13, 1999, her first time on top since "Dark Lady" on March 23, 1974.[129][135]
Cher also holds the record gap between first and most recent #1 on the Hot 100 over the longest period of time: 33 years, 232 days. The first of three weeks at #1 for "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher was August 14, 1965. The last week at #1 for Cher's "Believe" was April 3, 1999.[135]
The record for the longest wait from an artist's Hot 100 debut entry to its first #1 belongs to Santana, with 30 years between the time he first cracked the Hot 100 with "Jingo" (October 25, 1969) and the first of 12 weeks at #1 with "Smooth," featuring Rob Thomas (October 23, 1999).[136]
When the Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse duet "Body and Soul" debuted at #87 for the week of October 1, 2011,[137] Bennett became the artist with the longest overall span of singles on the Hot 100 – 53 years, 58 days on account of his single "Young and Warm and Wonderful" which appeared at #59 on the very first edition of the Hot 100, dated August 4, 1958.

text: Album achievements

text: Most number-one singles from one album

text:
Number of
Singles
Artist
Album
Year

5

Michael Jackson
Bad

1987

Katy Perry
Teenage Dream

2010

4

Various artists
Saturday Night Fever

1977

Whitney Houston
Whitney

1987

George Michael
Faith

Paula Abdul
Forever Your Girl

1988

Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

1989

Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey

1990

Usher
Confessions

2004

text:
Saturday Night Fever generated number-one singles for two different artists: "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever" by the Bee Gees; and "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman.
Katy Perry's Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection was a reissue of the Teenage Dream album, and featured an additional single, "Part Of Me", which peaked at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. This brings her actual total to six. However, this does not count since the single comes from a reissue of the album and not the original release.[139]

text: Most top ten singles from one album

text:
Number of
singles
Artist
Album
Year

7

Michael Jackson
Thriller

1982

Bruce Springsteen
Born in the U.S.A.

1984

Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

1989

6

Michael Jackson
Bad

1987

George Michael
Faith

Janet Jackson
Janet.

1993

Katy Perry
Teenage Dream

2010

5

Lionel Richie
Can't Slow Down

1983

Janet Jackson
Control

1986

Genesis
Invisible Touch

Madonna
True Blue

Huey Lewis and the News
Fore!

Whitney Houston
Whitney

1987

Paula Abdul
Forever Your Girl

1988

Bobby Brown
Don't Be Cruel

New Kids on the Block
Hangin' Tough

Bon Jovi
New Jersey

Milli Vanilli
Girl You Know It's True

1989

Various artists †
Waiting to Exhale

1995

Usher
Confessions

2004

Fergie
The Dutchess

2006

The Black Eyed Peas
The E.N.D.

2009

Taylor Swift
1989

2014

text: † Waiting to Exhale generated top ten singles for five different artists: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and "Count on Me" by Whitney Houston (the latter with CeCe Winans), "Not Gon' Cry" by Mary J. Blige, "Sittin' Up in My Room" by Brandy, and "Let It Flow" by Toni Braxton.

text: Other album achievements

text:
Janet Jackson's Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 has the most top 5 singles, with 7.[141]
Janet Jackson has the most albums with five or more Top 10 hits. Those albums are Control, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, and janet.[142]
Drake's More Life places a record-breaking 22 entries to the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, on the April 8, 2017 chart,[143] eclipsing his previous record of 18 from his album Views less than one year earlier, on May 21, 2016.[144]

text: NOTE: Numbers listed here are, per Billboard's rules,[145] over one release.

text: Producer achievements

text: Producers with the most number-one singles

text:
Number of
singles
Producer(s)
Best known producing for
Biggest number-one hit and date

23

George Martin
The Beatles
"Hey Jude"[146]
(September 28, 1968)

22

Max Martin
Britney Spears, Katy Perry,
Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Taylor Swift
"Dark Horse"[147]
(February 8, 2014)

16

Steve Sholes †
Elvis Presley
"Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel"
(August 18, 1956)

Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Janet Jackson
"Miss You Much"[66]
(October 7, 1989)

Dr. Luke
Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson,
Kesha, Miley Cyrus
"Tik Tok"[148]
(January 2, 2010)

14

Barry Gibb
Bee Gees, Andy Gibb
"How Deep Is Your Love"[148]
(December 24, 1977)

Mariah Carey
Herself
"We Belong Together"[148]
(June 4, 2005)

text: † Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100

text: Songwriter achievements

text: Songwriters with the most number-one singles

text:
Number of
singles
Songwriter
Best known writing for
Biggest number-one hit and date

32

Paul McCartney
The Beatles
"Hey Jude"[146]
(September 28, 1968)

26

John Lennon

22

Max Martin
Katy Perry, Britney Spears,
Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Taylor Swift
"Dark Horse"[147]
(February 8, 2014)

17

Mariah Carey
Herself
"We Belong Together"[154]
(June 4, 2005)

16

Barry Gibb
Bee Gees, Andy Gibb
"How Deep Is Your Love"[155]
(December 24, 1977)

Dr. Luke
Katy Perry, Kesha, Miley Cyrus
"Tik Tok"
(January 2, 2010)

text:
Number of
singles
Songwriter(s)
Year
Number-one hits (in chronological order)

7

John Lennon
Paul McCartney
1964
The Beatles – "I Want to Hold Your Hand"†, "She Loves You"†, "Can't Buy Me Love"†, "Love Me Do"
Peter and Gordon – "A World Without Love"
The Beatles – "A Hard Day's Night", "I Feel Fine"†††

Barry Gibb ††
1978
Bee Gees – "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive"†
Andy Gibb – "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water"†
Bee Gees – "Night Fever"†
Yvonne Elliman – "If I Can't Have You"†
Andy Gibb – "Shadow Dancing"
Frankie Valli – "Grease"

5

Lamont Dozier
Brian Holland
Eddie Holland
1965
The Supremes – "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "Back in My Arms Again"†
Four Tops – "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"†
The Supremes – "I Hear a Symphony"

John Lennon †††
Paul McCartney †††
1965
The Beatles – "I Feel Fine", "Eight Days a Week", "Ticket to Ride", "Help!", "Yesterday" †††

Robin Gibb
Maurice Gibb
1978
Bee Gees – "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive", "Night Fever"†
Yvonne Elliman – "If I Can't Have You"†
Andy Gibb – "Shadow Dancing"

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† Chronologically sequential, replacing each other at #1
†† Holds all-time record of writing the most consecutively charted (self-replacing) #1 songs on the Hot 100, with 4.
††† Hold all-time record of writing the most consecutive #1 A-side singles, with 6. Record includes these five 1965 A-sides and "We Can Work It Out", which hit #1 in January 1966.

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The first #1 song on the Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson (August 4, 1958).
The #1 song in the first week Billboard incorporated sales and airplay data from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems was "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn (November 30, 1991).
The #1 song in the first week Billboard allowed songs without a commercial single release to chart on the Hot 100 was "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly and Céline Dion (December 5, 1998). Though the song was making its first appearance on the Hot 100 that week, Billboard did not consider it a debut at #1, since it appeared on unpublished test charts prior to the allowance of airplay-only songs on the main chart.[159] "I'm Your Angel" also entered the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart that week at #1,[160] so it would have been ineligible to chart on the Hot 100 before then.
The first "airplay-only" song to reach #1 (no points from a commercial single release) was "Try Again" by Aaliyah (June 17, 2000).
Drake holds the record for the most entries in the Hot 100 during a one-week period, with 24 on the April 8, 2017 chart.[143] The Beatles had long held this record, occupying 14 positions on the Hot 100 dated April 11, 1964, a feat unmatched for nearly 51 years. On March 7, 2015, Drake tied the Beatles mark,[161] and he equaled it again on October 17 that year.[162] Justin Bieber then reset the record to 17 on December 5, 2015,[163] before Drake reclaimed the record with 20 on May 21, 2016.[162]
Drake also holds the record for the most debuting entries on a Hot 100 chart by any artist, with 21 on April 8, 2017.[143]
Cardi B is the record-holder among female artists for the most simultaneous entries in the Hot 100, with 13 on the April 21, 2018 chart.[164]
The Beatles are the only artists to simultaneously hold the top 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and Billboard 200 albums chart. They achieved this feat for nine consecutive weeks, from February 29, 1964, to April 25, 1964. For the first five weeks of that run, through March 28, 1964, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" were the #1 and #2 singles (which swapped positions during March 1964), while Meet the Beatles! and Introducing... The Beatles held the top 2 spots on the albums charts. For the remaining weeks of the run, "Can't Buy Me Love" and their cover of "Twist and Shout" were the #1 and #2 singles, while Meet the Beatles! and Introducing... The Beatles continued their reign as the top 2 albums.[165][166]
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney hold the record of writing all of the Top 3 singles for one week. The Gibbs co-wrote the top 3 singles for the week of March 18, 1978 – #1 "Night Fever" and #2 "Stayin' Alive" for the Bee Gees, and #3 "Emotion" for Samantha Sang. Lennon and McCartney co-wrote the top 3 singles for the week of March 14, 1964 – #1 "I Want to Hold Your Hand", #2 "She Loves You", and #3 "Please Please Me", all for The Beatles. They continued this record the following week of March 21, 1964, when "She Loves You" switched places with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
The Black Eyed Peas hold the record for the longest uninterrupted time at #1 on the Hot 100, a total of 26 consecutive weeks from April to October 2009. "Boom Boom Pow" spent the first 12 weeks on top, with "I Gotta Feeling" taking over for the remaining 14 weeks.[167] Prior to August 2009, Usher held this record, spending 19 consecutive weeks on top of the chart in 2004 with "Yeah!" (12 weeks at #1) and "Burn" (first 7 of its 8 total weeks at #1).[168]
On December 4, 2010, Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)" reached the top spot two weeks after "What's My Name?", becoming the first time in Hot 100 history that an album's debut single hit #1 after the second single did.[169]
Ed Sheeran became the first artist to debut more than one song in the top 10 for the same week. On the chart dated January 28, 2017, "Shape of You" debuted at #1, while "Castle on the Hill" entered at #6.[170] Drake is the only other artist to have achieved this feat, doing so on April 8, 2017.[143] and again on February 3, 2018 [171]. Drake is the only artist to have two debuts in the top 10 on two separate occasions.
Drake is the only artist to have a number-one debut replace another number-one debut. He did this April 21, 2018, when "Nice For What" replaced "God's Plan" at the summit, after the latter had spent eleven weeks on top.[172]
Drake holds the record for being on the Hot 100 for the most consecutive weeks. He placed at least one song, either in a lead or featured role, on every chart from his debut on May 23, 2009, to August 19, 2017, for a total of 431 weeks in a row.[173]
Ariana Grande is the only artist to have the lead single from each of her first four albums debut in the Hot 100's top 10.[117]